FOR: ONDINE BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
TSX, AIM SYMBOL: OBP
April 7, 2009
Ondine Announces Loan from Insider
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 6, 2009) - Ondine Biopharma Corporation (the
"Company" or "Ondine") (TSX:OBP)(AIM:OBP) a medical technology company developing photodisinfection
based products, today announced that it has entered into a loan agreement with Carolyn Cross,
Chairman, CEO and a shareholder of the Company, pursuant to which Ms. Cross has advanced the Company
C$400,000 (the "Loan"), demonstrating continued support of the Company. Ms. Cross and members of her
immediate family currently have a beneficial interest in an aggregate of 13,762,042 common shares,
representing 19.7% of the current issued share capital of the Company. Pursuant to certain prescribed
regulatory limits in Canada, the combined shareholdings of Ms. Cross and members of her immediate
family is restricted to less than 20% unless approved by Company's shareholders.
The Loan is due on May 31, 2009 and is secured by a first charge on the proceeds of any future
financing transaction. The Loan is interest free until the due date, but thereafter, the principal
amount will accrue interest at a rate of 5% per annum payable monthly. The proceeds of Loan will be
used for the continued research and development of new products based on the Company's
photodisinfection technology, including MRSAid(TM), the Company's MRSA nasal decolonization system,
for working capital, and for general corporate purposes.
The loan agreement entered into by the Company and Ms. Cross constitutes a related party transaction
for the purposes of the AIM Rules for Companies (the "Related Party Transaction"). Accordingly, the
directors of the Company (excluding Ms. Cross), having consulted with its nominated adviser, consider
the terms of the Related Party Transaction to be fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's
shareholders are concerned.
About Ondine Biopharma Corporation
Ondine is developing non-antibiotic therapies for the treatment of a broad spectrum of bacterial,
fungal and viral infections. The Company is focused on developing leading edge products utilizing its
patented light-activated technology. Photodisinfection provides broad-spectrum antimicrobial efficacy
without encouraging the formation and spread of antibiotic resistance. The Company is based in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with a research and development laboratory in Bothell,
Washington, USA, and an international office in St. Michael, Barbados. For additional information,
please visit the Company's website at: www.ondinebiopharma.com.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain statements contained in this release containing words like "believe", "intend", "may",
"expect" and other similar expressions, are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks
and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected
in the Company's forward-looking statements include the following: market acceptance of our
technologies and products; our ability to obtain financing; our financial and technical resources
relative to those of our competitors; our ability to keep up with rapid technological change;
government regulation of our technologies; our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights and
protect our proprietary technologies; the ability to obtain and develop partnership opportunities; the
timing of commercial product launches; the ability to achieve key technical milestones in key products
and other risk factors identified from time to time in the Company's public filings.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Ondine Biopharma Corporation
Carolyn Cross
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(604) 669-0555
Email: ccross@ondinebiopharma.com
Website: www.ondinebiopharma.com
OR
Canaccord Adams Limited
Ryan Gaffney
Nominated Adviser
+4420 7050 6500
The TSX Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
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Ondine Biopharma Corporation